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Mary is Theotokos. Mother of God. Ark of the New Covenant.
Queen of Heaven. Ever-Virgin.
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</br>While there is disagreement in the Anglican Communion over
the Ever-Virgin title, it is totally backed by the fathers
of the Church with no opposition whatsoever. There are those
who supported the doctrine in their writings, and those who
didn't mention it at all. There are no writings among the 
fathers in opposition to Mary being Ever-Virgin. 
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</br>That being said, it is never placed as de fide and essential
to salvation among the fathers.
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</br>She is Theotokos, or God Bearer, because Christ's human and
divine natures existed in one hypostasis. What his humanity
did, his divinity did, and vice versa. The view that she was
only the mother of his human nature is Nestorianism, which 
the Church considers heretical.
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Mary, also representing the Church, is Queen of Heaven. This is 
also in keeping with Jewish tradition where the king's mother is
queen mother. 
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</br>The Apocalypse of St. John 12:1–3: "A great and wondrous sign
appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon
under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was
pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth.
Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with
seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads."  
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